Irked by angry reactions to his Facebook post on World UFO Day on Wednesday, finance minister Arun Jaitley withdrew the message within hours.
Jaitley, who frequently uses Facebook to post official messages and communicate with people, wrote that the day is "dedicated to the existence of
Unidentified Flying Objects.

This day is celebrated to raise awareness about existence of UFO's and with that intelligent beings from outer space".

The message however was withdrawn from the Facebook after it evoked some angry reactions from netizens.

"Sir FM, today we the people of India are celebrating the price hike day instead of UFO day," a Facebook user responded to the post.